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30' River Raft
North High Proa

Preschool Skiffs
Solar Boats

Lapstrake Canoes
Marietta Yawl
Malibu Surf Proa
Birch Bark Canoe
Sampan
19' Electric Launch
Kayak Projects

 

 

2000/02 Project Partners:
Anderson School
Asian Renaissance
Boys Totem Town
CONECT Collaborative
GAP (Guadeloupe Area Project)
MN Technical High School
MN Transition Charter School
Moundsview Area Learning Center
Mount Airy Boys and Girls Club
Project LEAD
SOCK (Save Our City's Kids)
St. Paul Area Learning Center

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Dragon Boat Project

The Dragon Boat project was commissioned by the Asian-American Renaisance and built by local Asian-American youth.   Dragon boat races are a famouse attraction in Hong Kong harbor.  In these races, the crew paddles furiously to the cadence set by the drummer in the bow.  This dragon boat replica was completed just  in time for a major Asian-Amercian parade and festival on Harriet Island in St. Paul.       

Carving dragon heads is serious work

Parts have taken shape


Another boat squeezes through the door
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Pre-launch parade at Asian-American festival on Harriet Island
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